MARR Orphans Educational assistance

MARR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME 2012

The Mannar Association for Relief & Rehabilitation, Under the Rehabilitation Program cater 80 Orphans Students in their Monthly educational assistance by calling them once in a semester & give them cash donation after reviewing their Educational progress and other extra activities.

For the first semester All the students were invited on 14-01-2012, at MARR Office. The President Rev Fr. A Xavier Crooz & The Gen Secretary .Mr Sinclair Peter review their progress and gave them Cash award for their educational activities, such as for Tuition fees, Purchase of stationeries, Bush Cycle, Uniforms, & Nutritional food etc. We are glad that this year three students are entering Universities and eight students are sitting for final GCE A/L exam & 20 students siting for GCE O/L exam.

Under the University MARR Grant. at present Eight students get bursaries from MARR and Studying in five Universities In srilanka Last year three students passed in their final exam & finished their course successfully..

Further More this Year Madhu AGA division destitute students 600 no were selected and were given stationaries worth about Rs 300/= to Rs,500/= per student. By this Ten Schools were benefited plus Destitute children from Children homes such as Annai Illum at Sithy Vinayagar Hindu Temple, Boys home, Girls home in Mannar ,these students were given stationeries.

Also Under MARR Vocational training Program Six Months Sewing Class was conducted at Thevanpiddy Fishing Village at Manthai West AGA division Last year for 20 School drop out & Young mothers. Certificate award ceremony will be done next week. For 2012 at the same AGA division another backward village called Eachalawakkai at Sannar was selected for the MARR 70th Sewing training Class, which will be conducted to the School pass out girls and young mothers.

Under Teaching program MARR help four Backward Schools at Keerisuddan ,Madhu, Illupaikulam for the four volunteers teachers for coverup the teachers shortage in their school.

Lastly MARR help parents who have more school going children for their poverty.

We cordially invite the Sri lankans in abroad, & other well wishers to Help MARR in the Educational Scheme. Your every penny will be most welcome and properly accounted & progress shown. Any well wishers wish to sponsor as Foster Parent for few student are kindly requested to contact MARR below address.